IINKOKHELI 12
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UJefta namaEfrayim
1Ke wona amaEfrayim axhobela imfazwe, aza aphuma aya eZafoni, afika athi kuJefta: “Bekungani ukuba ungasibizi thina xa usiya kulwa nama-Amon? Uyabona ke ngoku siza kuyitshisa indlu yakho wena uphakathi kuyo!”
2UJefta waphendula wathi: “Hayi kaloku, thina nabantu bam sasuka saxabana nama-Amon, saza sathi sakunibiza ukuba nize kusihlangula nasuka anasabela. 3Ndithe ke ndakuqonda ukuba anizi, ndasuka ndazilahlela, ndawuwela umda, ndaya kulwa, waza ke *uNdikhoyo wawanikela ezandleni zam. Ngani ukuba ngoku nina nifune kum?”
4Ke uJefta wawaqokelela amaGiliyadi, walwa nawo amaEfrayim, wawoyisa. (AmaEfrayim ke athi: “Nina maGiliyadi niziimbacu eziphuma kwaEfrayim nakwaManase.”) 5Ke kaloku amaGiliyadi avingca amazibuko eJordan, khon' ukuze amaEfrayim angaweli asabe. Kuthe ke, yakufika imbacu yakwaEfrayim, isithi kumaGiliyadi: “Khanindivumele ndiwele,” ayibuze athi: “Akunguye kodwa umEfrayim?” Ukuba iphendule yathi: “Hayi,” 6amaGiliyadi ayesithi kuye: “Khawuthi: ‘Shibholethi.’ ” Ukuba ungumEfrayim ebesuka angakwazi ukulibiza eli gama, koko athi: “Sibholethi.” Ayesuka amtsibele umntu lowo, ambulale apho ezibukweni leJordan. Ngelo thuba ke kwabulawa amaEfrayim angamashumi amane anambini amawaka.
7Yaba yiminyaka emithandathu uJefta eyinkokheli kwaSirayeli, waza ke wasweleka, wafihlwa ekhayeni lakhe eGiliyadi.
UIbzan, uElon, noAbdon
8Emva koJefta uIbzan waseBhetelehem waba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli. 9Wayenoonyana abangamashumi amathathu neentombi ezikwangako. Iintombi zakhe wazendisela kwezinye izizwe; waza ngokunjalo noonyana bakhe wabathathela iintombi kwezinye izizwe. Wayeyinkokheli kwaSirayeli iminyaka esixhenxe uIbzan, 10waza ke wasweleka wangcwatywa eBhetelehem.
11Emva koIbzan uElon wakwaZebhulon waba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli iminyaka elishumi. 12Uthe ke akubhubha wangcwatywa eAyalon kwaZebhulon.
13Emva koElon ke nguAbdon unyana kaHileli wasePiraton owaba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli. 14Yena ke wayenoonyana abamashumi mane nabazukulwana abangoonyana abamashumi mathathu; babekhwele iidonki ezimashumi asixhenxe. Ke uAbdon waba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo. 15Uthe ke akusweleka wangcwatyelwa ePiraton kummandla kaEfrayim kweleentaba lama-Amaleki.
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